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1/30/2014 12:45PM

What's Behind Hollywood's Film Exodus?

Film and TV production workers are packing up from Hollywood and moving to where the jobs are, as a host of states use tax incentives to poach production business from California. Erich Schwartzel reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Lionsgate

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... I ... Ch ... you can see ... the future ... the league ... it it inflates like The Hunger Games Anchorman and Axinn theory is being shot in places like the LeAnn and Lilydale and ... just two movies affection budgets bigger than a hundred million dollars filming in L a last year ... WSJ's reporter Eric sports on China's from Los Angeles with a look at why LMT production is scattering across the country ... I ... I this era ... the even less attractive to film an alley the state ... it's because there's an arms race going on across the country in states like Georgia ... of Louisiana Pennsylvania they're offering these very generous in creative tax breaks ... that can shape millions of dollars off of the movies the production budget ... if they work after a lay in Italy and so where the film The Hunger Games Catching Fire ... on the production save thirty percent on most ... in state expenses because of the Stax program ... therefore any states is very foreign countries that are currently offering these tax incentives that isn't really worth it for these places that often end in a really if they wanna bet ... that's that's a huge debate going on in a lot of the states of me I think that the pain relief forms when they start to look at how long term the job numbers are ... I mean obviously whenever you up to the Senate experts are going to get a flood of new production beginning to get a lot of new movies coming in right away but how often do they stay there that's the big question you also see a lot of lawmakers saying look this is Hollywood today really need more money should we be given as the education or healthcare or some other I've sector so so that some of the tensions going on in a lot of the states in which will probably be happening here in California soon ... at present enshrine new investment new residents more jobs and in an air sign that ... all the stunt doubles and makeup artist in flux Dalai are moving ... what if you absolutely I went to Atlanta for this story and to know what the community of Los Angeles access ... to live together they all moved there from Los Angeles are very recently and they find better jobs because of the talent pool is smaller ... on in the productions are just lining apps on you know down the street from one another a lot of the developers and in the area are building new sound stages to accommodate ... your releasing a booming development in to write a lot of the stunt double ... the makeup artists a lot of those those folks who really iam make a living jumping from the sector may be said ... are now jumping from state to state ... The Nationale is particularly pleased with this is there anything they're turning it into our back production ... absolutely in the in the coming weeks Republican this the legislation introduced ... the tries and sweeten the pot here in California for movie productions now a lot of of law makers here say ... Los Angeles is the film industry capital the world ... there's no way they're going to leave but a lot of other people are saying look ... it's already I left the station on a lot of producers are saying things like the last Angeles is in them and even among the top five choices for a lot of film production so it's can it be a big debate in the state I think the governor has shown that he's not a huge fan ... of getting a lot more money to Hollywood whereas people here in Los Angeles especially Mayor ... Eric our city are saying ... this needs to be done now ... really interesting starring Eric thanks for joining us ...